Thursday, September 3, 2009

Dishcloth for the beginner knitter

OUT - Scungey stinky sopping wet sponge

IN - Hand-knitted dishcloth of loveliness

I wanted to try one of these fancy ones but it required too much concentration and too much counting. Rib blah blah. And I was trying to watch a movie. So I just used garter stitch and pearl and invented my own.

Here is how I made it -

I used 4mm needles and 4 ply cotton from Spotlight.

I cast on 37 stitches and did four rows in garter stitch. Then I continued for about 20cm with 4 rows of garter for the border and the middle bit in pearl. Then I finished off with another 4 rows of garter stitch. Easy. Simple. Quick. The way I like it.

I laugh and love with the three little people and one big person in my life and when I'm not doing that I sew or knit. Sometimes I even manage to do it all at the same time. Those are the best days.
My email address is bygillybean(at)gmail(dot)com.